Two ex-rescue team controllers aid Three Peaks walkers in separate incidents

Two former rescue team controllers went to the aid of injured walkers in separate incidents on the Yorkshire Three Peaks.

Julia Bradbury boots up as Britain’s Best Walks returns to TV screens

Outdoors celebrity Julia Bradbury is lacing up her boots for another series revealing some of Britain’s best walking routes.

Yorkshire Dales walker with breathing difficulties airlifted from Pen-y-ghent

A walker was airlifted from a Yorkshire Dales peak after suffering breathing difficulties. The Clapham-based Cave Rescue Organisation was called ou...

Yorkshire Three Peaks fellrunner found unharmed after going missing

A fellrunner was found unharmed after he went missing during a challenge in the Yorkshire Dales. The 63-year-old man was attempting the 39km (24-mi...

Lost sunburnt Yorkshire Three Peaks walkers had no water or food

Two walkers who set off on a 24-mile challenge walk with no food, drink, map or compass were found after getting lost on the route.

Paralysed Jack Morgan will attempt Pen-y-ghent ascent to raise cash for rescue team

A man who was paralysed from the chest down in an accident in Assynt has set himself an uphill task to raise cash for his local rescue team.

Teen group repairs Pen-y-ghent path then tackles sponsored walk

A group of teenagers helped repair a Yorkshire Dales hillside footpath – then tackled a sponsored walk up the fell to help future conservation work.

Yorkshire Three Peaks walker rescued after getting lost in dark

Rescuers were called out to find a walker tackling the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge after he got lost in the dark.

Pen-y-ghent from Foxup

From Foxup, returning via Pen-y-ghent Gill Distance: 16.5km (10¼ miles) Ascent: 510m (1,673ft) Navigation: moderate; some navigation skills required in poor visibility Strenuousness: moderate, reasonable fitness and stamina required on longish route with sustained ascent Trickiness: some easy scrambling over rocky sections, nothing too exposed Time: allow five to six hours for full circular trip Marilyn tally: one; Hewitt tally: two; Nuttall tally: two The walk up the least lofty of the Yorkshire Three Peaks starts from the remote hamlet of Foxup, the end of the metalled road up Littondale, named after its main village rather than the river, the Skirfare, which flows down it.